Faculty, Student Projects Receive Quality Initiative Grants

Date:May 8, 2014

The Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness at Palm Beach Atlantic University has announced the recipients of the University’s 2014-2015 Quality Initiative (QI) Faculty and Student Research Grants. The grant cycle runs from July 1, 2014, to June 30, 2015.

Dr. Sherri Arndt, assistant professor of pharmacy practice, Gregory School of Pharmacy. “Making the Case for Pharmacy as Health Care Providers in the Age of Health Reform.”

Dr. Vanessa Rowan, assistant professor of biology, speaks about her 2013-2014 Quality Initiative Grant project during a poster session at the Interdisciplinary Research Conference in the Warren Library at Palm Beach Atlantic University.

Dr. Mike Chen, professor of business statistics and Kelsey Browne, junior, international business major, Rinker School of Business. “The Impact of Christian Values, Money Attitudes and Risk Tolerance on Spending Patterns.”

Dr. David Compton, professor of psychology, and Rike Dachsel, junior, psychology major, School of Education and Behavioral Studies. “Tripping the Light Fantastic: Modelling the Consequences of Recreational Use of MDMA or 5-MeO-DIPT in Humans Using Weekend ‘Rave’ Exposures.”

Dr. Sandra Szegedi, assistant professor of chemistry, School of Arts and Sciences. “Characterization of the DNA-binding Properties of the AT-Hooks Region of the Myeloid-Lymphoid Leukemia (MLL) Protein.”